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Show iivriU '"Tnoep ilmt r 7t Stem i THURSDAY. AUCTl'ST2. i ill SYvyCvMNY rTVsX ill . siicrofitrj HELPER, UTAH-472-- VOLUME 68 w5: 1974 567I NUMBER 31 Cold winter?-- iy? Area mines report on coal supply Carbon residents this winter may be without the heating coal for which their county has become universally known. North One of two North Carbon coal mines is expected to discontinue the retail sale of fossil fuel sometime this month, leaving the other to supply residents still using coal burning furnaces. "It's adviseable to buy coal now," this week emphasized Dick Shultz, weigh foreman at Carbon Fuel Mine in Martin. Carbon Fuel, owned by Braztah, a wholly owned subsidiary of McCulloch Oil, must soon take coal from the retail market beacuse of a Securities and Commission, Exchange (SEC) ruling. SEC Ruling In June, McCulloch tered into a - f long-ter- contract to supply the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company with more than 140 million tons of coal. Under SEC guidelines, a mine cannot ... " customers. Carbon Fuel recently raised its Coal prices effective unitl the SEC ruling halts the retail sale. Oil treated slack is now $13 a ton, a $3.65 increase. Trim slack size 1x0 and 3 x 6 nut coal is also sold Senator Frank E. Moss, called readiness for the expected surge in economic and population growth "Utah's challenge" in a speach delivered Saturday before a coal mining seminar held at the College of Eastern Utah. While admitting that Utah's and especially h, chase coal for winter use before prices coal contract jump and a prohibits mines from offering the fossil fuel for retail sale. . H J Photo long-ter- Registration 'light' before elections Voting registration in Carbon area are: Frances Helper and Spring Glen is W. Helsten, Scofield-Clea- r reported to be light tor the Creek; Helen Houghton, first official days of neighCastle Mary Gate; borhood registration ac- -' Mullins,' 32 S. 2nd East, cording to Helper's and East Helper; Neta Lopez, Spring Glen's registrars. 564 S. 3rd West, West However, most indicated that this is the usual pattern before the primary election. Tuesday, August 27 will be the last day to register Approximately before the September 10 million gallons of water primary election in which were lost during the evening voters will decide final of Tuesday, August 13 as the candidates for a number of result of a new crack in state and local offices. Helper's water line as it Registration for the general crosses the McCulloch Oil election to be held coal yard at Castle Gate. November 5 will be open City watermaster Kerry October 12, 15 and 29 at Nielsen said the crack in the neighborhood registration concrete pipe was about offices. four feet long. "The bad Any new resident to the part isn't the line breaks but area and those who have the water loss", said moved into a new district Nielsen. He estimated that are required to either 500,000 gallons were lost register on these days at the because the water in the local office or they can line had to be diverted into register in the county clerks the Price River while office any business day repairs were under way. before the election. Nielsen said the result of Registration agents in the water loss was an eight Helper and the North foot drop in the water level Helper; Caroline Tomsk, 27 Bryner St., Northwest ' Helper ; Myrna Baurmeister, Spring Glen; Fern Jewkes, Kenil worth; Arlene Reddington, Martin. Break causes water loss one-ha- fective soon. Swish ers Swishers Coal Company Heating fuel supply called 'adequate' Mountain Fuel Supply will have adequate supply of heating fuel for North Carbon area residential use this winter, according to division supervisor R.H. Luckau. "It will take every ounce of conservation to maintain that position," Mr. Luckau added. Mountain Fuel is serving in excess of 700 connections in the Helper, Spring Glen and Martin area, Mr. lf of Helper's upper reservoir. Nielsen also reported that the Utah Power & Light pump at Colton had been turned on about a week before and said a burned bearing in the pump had hampered operations for a " short time. Castle Gate Souvenir still available Copies of the Castle Gate Souvenir addition of the Helper available by either writing the Journal, Box 120, Helper Utah, 84526 or by dropping for residential use. Both slack and lump coal sell for $15 a ton, a spokesman at the mine reported. The mine should have ample coal for residential and commerical sale, the spokesman added. Emery County Mines The only other mines selling residential coal are Browning Coal Company in Mining Emery and Company in Huntington has coal available Co-O- A number of connections, especially since the North Carbon area has been the "intersection of coal" in Carbon County. southeastern Utah area at 32,000 over the next few years. In a news conference that followed his presentation, Moss said the federal government has been lax in formulating programs to help communities who will feel the brunt of expansion because of nearby energy resources. He admitted that programs such as the Price River Water Improvement District proposal have been hurt beacuse of the lack of planning and funding that has so far been given by the federal government. Mining Institute for spokesman Browning said oil slack is selling for $14 a ton and lump coal is going for $16 a ton. Coal will be available for residential and com- mercial the purchase spokesman added. p At the Mine the price for oil treated coal Co-O- was increased Monday from $12 to $13 a ton and for lump coal from $14 to $15 a ton. A spokesman at the mine said he hoped to continue to sell coal as long as it was available. Overloaded circuits is the possible cause of a fire early Saturday morning that razed a Helper home a said Helper bedroom, Police Chief Karl Stavar. Fireman, were called to the scene about 2:05 a.m. The fire started in the front area of the home, Mr. Pugliese theorized. Chief Pugliese said that Mrs. Dalpiaz had left a short time before the fire started to her son's home at 82 Garden Street, Chief Stavar said. Fireman battled the blaze for about four hours. Heavy smoke from the fire was observed from as far away as the Carbon Country Club. establish five mining institutes within the United with States charged developing more mining engineers and better mining techniques. At the news conference, he predicted that one of these institutes would be established in with the conjunction family members theorized overloaded circuits in the front room area might have caused the fire. Another theory is a lighted cigarette was the cause, the Chief added. As of this printing, Mr. Pugliese and officer Harry Reddington of the Helper Several explosions Police Department were possibly caused by a five still investigating the inpound can of gun powder in cident. Authorities believe that the front room and about 10 gallons of paint in the Mr. Dalpiaz came home basement occured while about 12:30a.m. and walked fireman fought the blaze, into a bedroom in the front of the home where he was Mr. Pugliese said. The fire department used soon overcome by smoke the city's FWD fire truck from the fire. Proceeding to the back bedroom, he was which was pumping approximately 1,500 gallons of later found dead on a water a minute, the Chief mattress on the floor, the Fire Chief said. said. 1 Helper - r r I a victim of smoke inhalation, was killed in the blaze. II J Photo , ISdr rffTfti. Kevin Turner Journal names new editor burning home to waiting ambulance. H- -J Photo marijuana. The men were arrested at 10:40 p.m. August 18 when Helper policeman Harry Reddington saw the pickup truck they were driving parked at the intersection of North Main Street and in Helper and Highway stopped to investigate. Reddington reports that both men in the truck had been drinking and were under age. While checking the truck, Reddington reports that he found about ounce of marijuana hidden under the seat. Arrested were: Randy Kim Johnson, 18, of Provo and Carlos Antono Ulibarri, 18, also of Provo. They were taken to the Helper City Jail overnight and were transferred to the county jail where they are being held for $175 bail each. one-ha- Kevin Turner of Salt Lake City has been appointed editor of the Helper Journal replacing Joe F. Rolando Jr., who will finish his college education. The announcement was made today by Robert L. Finney, publisher of the Journal. The appointment becomes effective today with this issue of the paper. Mr. Turner was born and raised in Salt Lake where he attended elementary and high schools. He graduated in 1970 from West High School and this past spring from the University of Utah with a bachelors of science degree in Journalism and Mass Communications with an emphasis in reporting RESIDENTS and authorities transport Louis Dalpiaz from the scene of his have police 50-- 6 m4 l. The 22 year old editor is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Turner of Salt Lake. He has served as a reporter for the Daily Utah Chronicle at the University of Utah. Mr. Turner has been working in Helper with Mr. Rolando since the first of August and has become aquainted with many North Carbon area people. In his new capacity, Mr. Turner will be responsible for editing, writing, i (Continued on Page 4) booked two Provo men into the Carbon County Jail on of illegal charges possession of beer and news-editoria- It These institutes would receive independent grants from the federal government and would be free to own their develop drug violations trained mining engineers and said he had proposed legislation that would some University of Utah's School of Mines. Police charge two men for In his speech, Moss spoke of the desperate need for 3'- - HELPER Volunteer Firemen pour water onto burning Dalpiaz home. Mr. Dalpiaz, p Canyon. Luckau said. Relatively few are served at Scofield and Clear Creek, he added. Price's gas connections are in excess of 5,000, the division supervisor said. Mountain Fuel introduced gas the the North Carbon area in 1970, and Mr. Luckau is satisfied with the Circuit overload most likely cause of Saturday's home fire man inside. This was the more likely of two theories held by by the office at 182 South Helper Volunteer Fire Chief Main Street in Helper. Jim Pugliese earlier this week. The fire gutted the Louis Dalpiaz home on 81 Garden Street and left Mr. Dalpiaz, a victim of apparant smoke inhalation, dead in a back 0m Rising Coal Need short-sighte- are and resulted in the death of Journal dependency on foreign sources of energy. Instead, Moss asked for a policy stressing long term development of our energy resources, and short term importing of fuel to keep the cost to the consumer down. Moss said that coal, particularly the low sulfur Carbon County's, outlook coal of the West, offered the for economic growth was best near term solution. very good, Moss called the Citing statistics showing federal government's that 93 per cent of the "Operation Independence", United States' fuel reserves were in coal while, which sets energy by 1985 as a presently, only 17 per cent d of the nation's energy national goal, and dangerous. Moss ex- output came from coal, plained that a headlong Moss predicted a 10 per cent rush to develop our own per year rise in coal until 1985. Moss reousrces would production energy simply hasten the day of also set the low estimate for our total population growth in the country's 1 ( at the mine. Mr. Shultz said he has rounded off the new prices to facilitate billing since the SEC ruling is expected to become ef- on the Consumers Road still Moss tells area to prepare for growth f CHARLIE Vea of Helper fills furnace hopper with coal in preparation for the first winter cold spell. North Carbon area residents were urged this week to pur en- sell when it is connected with a utility firm. Shultz said besides the Carbon and Emery County people, a sizeable number of Uintah Basin residents are frequent Carbon Fuel and photographing the news of the North Carbon County area. He will be assisted by Jean Ann Dimick and (Continued on Page 4) lf Money, guns taken from Helper tavern Small change and five .22 caliber handguns totalling $650 was taken from the Regis Club at 138 South Main Street in Helper sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Helper Police Chief Karl Stavar said Vera Regis about reported the break-i5 a.m. Sunday. A hole in the back door appeared to have been kicked from the inside of the Chief Stavar club, theorized. The suspect could have hid in the back room before burglarizing the tavern and kicked the hole in the door to make it occured. appear a break-in n Approximately $90 in quarters and small change in a cigar box was taken. Chief Stavar said the box which contained the money was thrown on the floor. The combination to the safe was on the bar, but it was not entered, Chief Stavar said. Police have a suspect and are still investigating the incident. |